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I Like Movies vs Moviebase

This page is written by the developer of I Like Movies. A comparison written by one side is not neutral, so it names where the other app is the better choice and does not score anything.

I Like Movies as a Moviebase alternative

Moviebase is an established tracker for films and TV, on iPhone and Android, built on TMDB data with a release calendar, statistics and two-way Trakt sync. It presents itself as the app that keeps your history after TV Time closed, and it does that well.

I Like Movies is a phone app aimed at the moment before you press play as much as the record afterwards, for films and TV together, privately, shared with the people you live with. The two overlap on tracking and part ways on sync, ads and who the library belongs to. This page lays the split out.

Where Moviebase is better

Two-way Trakt sync and the ecosystem

Moviebase syncs your watched history, ratings and watchlists with Trakt in both directions, so your progress is backed up and follows you across every Trakt-connected app. I Like Movies has no Trakt sync and no scrobbling; the library lives on its own server and stays there. If a Trakt account is the spine of how you track, Moviebase fits into it and this page will save you the switch.

Wider imports

Moviebase can pull a history in from TV Time, Trakt, Letterboxd and IMDb directly, and from SeriesGuide, Showly and Hobi through Trakt. I Like Movies reads an export file from the same four services and nothing else, as a one-time copy, so a library kept anywhere but those four starts fresh here.

Deeper statistics

Moviebase breaks down how much you have watched, the genres and networks you favour and the time you have spent, with years of features built around the record itself. Statistics in I Like Movies are lighter; the app spends its weight on deciding what is next rather than charting what is done.

What is different in I Like Movies

A household shares one library

The people you live with can see each other’s watchlists, share one collection of what you own, and decide in a household chat. A Moviebase account is personal, backed up to a personal Trakt account.

Recommendations from your own ratings

Discover collections are rebuilt monthly from your ratings, your most-watched genre and the director or actor you return to, and an assistant answers plain-language requests filtered against what you have already seen. Moviebase discovers through TMDB and Trakt; here the suggestions are drawn from your own history.

Built for the decision, not only the record

Streaming availability per country sits on every title, so deciding and finding out you can actually watch it are the same step. The app leans toward what to watch tonight, with the history kept alongside rather than as the main event.

No ads at any tier

I Like Movies has no advertising and nothing to upgrade away. Moviebase is free with ads and sells a premium upgrade whose headline is removing them.

Feature by feature

Feature I Like Movies Moviebase
Platforms iPhone, Android iOS, Android
TV and episode tracking Yes, per episode Yes, per episode
Two-way Trakt sync No Yes
Watch statistics Yes, lighter Yes, detailed
Shared household library Yes No, personal account
AI recommendations Yes, from your own ratings Discovery via TMDB and Trakt
Streaming availability Yes, per country Yes
Import Letterboxd, IMDb, Trakt and TV Time exports TV Time, Trakt, Letterboxd, IMDb
Price Free, no ads Free with ads; premium upgrade

Moving your library

There is no direct Moviebase import, but a Moviebase library synced to Trakt can come across through Trakt: export your data there (Settings, then Data, then Export now) and upload that .zip under Imports. Ratings, watched films, your episode history, your watchlist and your custom lists come with it. Without Trakt sync, ratings that also live on Letterboxd or IMDb come across from those exports; otherwise TV progress is set as you go, and marking a season watched takes a tap.

What I Like Movies does not do

The honest verdict

If you want your history synced through Trakt across other apps, imports from wherever you kept it, or the deeper statistics of a mature product, Moviebase is the better fit and this page will not pretend otherwise.

If you want films and TV in one private library your household shares, recommendations built from your own ratings, streaming availability per country and no ads at any point, that is the problem I Like Movies is built for.

Questions people ask

What is Moviebase?

Moviebase is a movie and TV tracker for iOS and Android, built on TMDB data, with episode tracking, statistics, a release calendar and two-way Trakt sync. It is free with ads and sells a premium upgrade that removes them.

Can I import my Moviebase history into I Like Movies?

Not directly, but a Moviebase library synced to Trakt can come across through a Trakt export.

Imports read Letterboxd, IMDb, Trakt and TV Time exports, so the route is through Trakt: export your data there (Settings, then Data, then Export now) and upload that .zip in the app under Imports. Ratings, watched films, your episode history, your watchlist and your custom lists come with it. Without Trakt sync, ratings that also live on Letterboxd or IMDb can come from those exports; otherwise the library builds up as you use the app.

Does I Like Movies sync with Trakt like Moviebase?

No. There is no Trakt sync and no scrobbling of any kind. The library lives on the app’s own server, and you mark films and episodes watched yourself. If a Trakt account is central to how you track, Moviebase is the better choice.

Does I Like Movies track TV episodes like Moviebase?

Yes. TV series are tracked at episode level, with season progress, and the app tells a series that has ended from one between seasons. Marking a whole season watched takes a tap.

Is I Like Movies free?

Yes, free with no advertising and nothing to upgrade. Moviebase is free with ads and sells a premium upgrade that removes them and unlocks extras.

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